Eswar Prasad, professor of economics, writes this opinion piece about digital currencies calling for better cross-border regulation and supervision. 

Coverage of Cornell research finding that nearly a third of TV advertisements are played to empty rooms. 

Bryn Rosenfeld, assistant professor of government, co-authors this essay about what Russian citizens think about the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine. 

“In a lot of ways, the belief that the normal job is 9-to-5, Monday through Friday, has been steadily falling apart since the 1970s,” says Louis Hyman, professor of industrial and labor relations. “There’s been a big reset with covid in thinking about, ‘What is work? Why do I have to go to the office? And if I don’t have to go to the office, do I have to work five days a week?’” 

Rohit Aggarwala, senior urban tech fellow at Cornell Tech, talks about the key factors that companies working to place headquarters will be looking for in cities. 

Cathy Creighton, senior extension associate in the ILR School, says, “To me, the more interesting question is, Will this action only inflame [the effort] further? In other words, will these employees be martyrs and promote more organizing? Or will it stop employees from organizing? What effect will it have?” 

“Overall, it’s a very informative report about the last two years, and in that context, I would say it’s very encouraging about current conditions,” says Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor, about a research paper answering the question of what happened to workers who disappeared from the workforce amid the pandemic. 

“If far-right platforms are becoming a venue to coordinate illegal activity — for example, the Capitol insurrection — this is a significant problem,” says Alexandra Cirone, assistant professor of government. 

Aaron Rice, senior research associate in the Lab of Ornithology, discusses a paper he and his team recently released on ray-finned fish's ability to produce sound. (23:50) 

“It's important to keep in mind other polling trends that might be part of the story,” says Jonathon Schuldt, interim Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. “Surveys show that record numbers of Americans are worried about climate change, which may be contributing to dissatisfaction about environmental quality.”

Joseph McFadden, associate professor of dairy cattle biology, writes this opinion piece concluding that feeding cows seaweed has the potential to reduce methane production from beef and dairy industries but there are still some challenges to overcome before it should be implemented. 

Esteban Gazel, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, says, “The problem with the eruption in Tonga, and the same problem with the [recent] eruption in the Canary Islands, is that the amount of ash that goes into surface waters and people’s tanks is itself a hazard.”